Wolves have rejected an improved second offer worth £55m from Newcastle for striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. The bid was rejected on Tuesday night when the 25-year-old scored two late goals as Wolves beat West Ham 3-2 to reach the Carabao Cup third round, with Wolves manager Vitor Pereira admitting every player has a price in the post-match press conference.
Newcastle had an opening £50m offer turned down on Monday. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Newcastle news & transfers⚫⚪Newcastle fixtures & scores | FREE Newcastle PL highlights▶️Got Sky? Watch now on the Sky Sports app📱Not got Sky? Get instant access with no contract📺Strand Larsen is open to Newcastle moveSky Sports News Keith Downie: The player is open to move and while he is not agitating to leave, he is open to a move to Newcastle.
Wolves want to make sure it is a fee they are acceptable with. Clearly, £55m is not enough. They are working in the background to sign a replacement to allow Strand Larsen to leave. If one or two dominoes fall, we might see a quick movement in the whole transfer market.
Wolves boss Pereira: Every player has a priceWolves boss Vitor Pereira on the importance of keeping Jorgen Strand Larsen: If its my decision, of course. Of course. Because hes a very important player.
Its not only about the technical and tactical, its about the character. Hes a player with character. I can imagine his mind in this moment because he listens to a lot of things, reading a lot of things, and then he keeps the commitment.
Until now, Jorgen is our player. Well see what happens. I understand football. Football is football. Every player has a price, I believe. Even Messi or Cristiano. I understand football, but for me, he is very, very important for us.
Well see what happens. Pereira added that there was no indication that Strand Larsens mind was elsewhere and he had become distracted by the talk of a move to Newcastle. The Portuguese insists the player will not force a move but stopped short of saying he would stay.
I know him. In the last seven or eight months that Im with him. I know him very well. He will never, never force. But of course, we know football is football. He must be ready for everything. But I want to keep the best players and this kind of player with us, of course.
Newcastle frustrated in Wissa pursuit as Isak saga rumbles onNewcastles well-documented search for a Callum Wilson replacement has proved frustrating so far, with multiple bids also rejected for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa.
The Magpies are currently without Alexander Isak, who continues to make himself unavailable for selection due to interest from Liverpool, ahead of Mondays Deadline Day. Isak, however, has been called up to the Sweden squad for the forthcoming international break.
Sky Sports News Keith Downie: There is no surprise that he has been called up to Sweden; he has been training on his own for a number of weeks now. I was expecting it. He needs normality given what has been going on.
For Isak to move to Liverpool, a certain number of dominoes need to fall. Newcastle are looking for replacements. They tried for Benjamin Sesko and Hugo Ekitike, they fell through. Im told there was no resolution from the meeting [Isak and the Newcastle hierarchy].
If the stalemate continues, there is a chance Isak could leave. Liverpool have to make an acceptable bid and Newcastle need to get at least one, potentially two, replacements. [Is there time for a deal to be done?] I think there is.
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